Why recycle fryer and cooking oil?Used cooking
oil or waste vegetable oil is a valuable commodity that may be recycled.
Don't pour cooking oil or grease
down the drain, it just clogs the pipes and makes the sewage treatment plant
unhappy. Used cooking oil may be re-refined to make
lubricants, new products and bio-diesel. Bio-diesel made from cooking oil can
actually power a vehicle and in the process create much less emissions than regular
diesel or gasoline - it has been reported that the exhaust from these vehicle smells
like french fries!

Where Can I Take Used Fryer and Cooking Oil for Proper Disposal?

Residents
Residents of San Joaquin County can utilize the following resources to
properly dispose of used oil:

San Joaquin Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) FacilitySan Joaquin County residents can take up to 5 gallons of cooking oil per
trip to the San Joaquin County Household
Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility for recycling.
If
you have larger quantities, we'll take those too, but please call us first
at 209-468-3066 to make arrangements.

San Joaquin Household Hazardous Waste
(HHW) FacilitySan Joaquin County small businesses may take 5 gallons of cooking or
fryer oil per trip to the San Joaquin County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility for recycling. If you
have larger quantities, we'll take those too, but please call us first at
209-468-3066 to make arrangements.